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What’s On My Desk?

February 1, 2021 by Bob Borson1 Comment

What’s On My Desk?

I had a moment about a week ago that had to do with the simple question of "What's on my desk?" We are very busy up at the office and I have been putting in a lot of early mornings and late nights - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, Products, Tools of the TradeTagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Materials, Products

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

January 10, 2021 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

There is a nostalgia associated with architects and sketching but is it still an integral part of the design process anymore? What types of architects sketch? Are there still benefits at all to this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Sketching, Tools of the TradeTagged With: architectural sketching, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

063: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects

November 22, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

063: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects

It’s that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is rough since they are sooo particular – but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 11th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products, Observations, Products, Tools of the TradeTagged With: Architects, Episodes, Gifts, Holiday, Podcast

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

November 8, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Technology, Tools of the TradeTagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Podcast

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

October 1, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins1 Comment

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

So as a follow-up to the recent podcast this week, I wanted to delve into the world of visualization and find some of the best Instagram accounts to follow for this industry. As I am an architect, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Technology, Tools of the TradeTagged With: Architects, architectural studio, architectural technology, Architecture School, design, design studio, Graphics

Architecture Student Tool Kit

July 23, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

Architecture Student Tool Kit

As I am preparing my syllabus and other items for the quickly approaching fall semester, I have begun to have discussions and questions about the student “tool kit” if you want to call it that. What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Design Studio, Graphics, Schools of Architecture, Sketching, Tools of the TradeTagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio

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